Publishing Panel informations

This is the handout from the Small Press Comics/Zine Publishing panel workshop that I ran with Greg Means, and Aron Nels Steinke at the Portland Zine Symposium.

How and why run small press / comic book publishing businesses, including the basics of printing, publishing, and distribution. Dylan: Sparkplug Comic Books, Greg: Tugboat Press, and Aron: self-publisher.

Publishing resources:
Jordan Crane on Reproduction: www.reddingk.com/img/reproguide.pdf
The Independent Publishing Resource Center: www.iprc.org
917 SW Oak St. #218 Portland, OR 503-827-0249
A Book Inside: abookinside.blogspot.com
How to Green Your Book: www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/how-to-green-your-book-authors.php
ISBN: www.bowkerlink.com/corrections/common/home.asp
UPC/Barcodes: www.barcode-us.com

Printers:
Pinball Publishing: www.pinballpublishing.com
Brown Printing: www.brownprn.com
Stumptown Printers: www.stumptownprinters.com
Eberhart Press: www.eberhardtpress.org
Westcan Printers: www.westcanpg.com

Distribution:
Microcosm: www.microcosmpublishing.com
Tony Shenton: www.snackhack.com/shenton
Last Gasp: www.lastgasp.com
Parcell Press: www.parcellpress.com
AK Press: www.akpress.org
Poopsheet: www.poopsheetfoundation.com
Optical Sloth: www.opticalsloth.com
Bodega Distribution: www.bodegadistribution.com
Global Hobo: www.hobocomics.com
Diamond Comics: www.diamondcomics.com/public

General and Business Information:
Xeric Foundation: xericfoundation.org
Publishing your own comic: www.hoboes.com/Comics/Creators/Legacy
Small Publishers of North America: www.spannet.org
Small Business Association: www.sba.gov
The Comics Reporter: www.comicsreporter.com
Book of Zines: www.zinebook.com
Self-Employment for Bohemians: www.bohoworker.blogspot.com
Stay Free Magazine articles: www.stayfreemagazine.org/ml/readings
Open Source Office Software: OpenOffice.org
Open Source Destop Publishing: www.scribus.net
Websites we use: paypal, etsy, ebay, amazon, blogger
Programs we use: Indesign, Photoshop, Quark, Acrobat, Dreamweaver


Books:
Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk
Getting It Right in Print by Mark Gatter
The Little Know-It-All, Common Sense for Designers by Die Gestalten Verlag
Design Basics Index and Layout Basics Index (2 separate books) by Jim Krause
The Self Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter (now in 16th edition)

There are Yahoo groups for zines, comics and small/self publishers that have lots of useful info.